PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
16
Number of staves
10
5
11
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2
1
6
7
7
6
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
16
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
13
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
16
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
16
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
Copy language name: French
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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